Dear Sexpert,
Q: I recently read about people who “purposely” poop in their pants in public. Is there such a thing? Is there a sexual component to it?
A: Yes, there is actually a “purposely pooping in public” fetish. Like most fetishes, or “philias” (Latin for “extreme or abnormal fondness or sexual interest in”), they develop in childhood or adolescence. An event that induces fear, emotion, or excitement, often creates sexual excitement later, as the person tries to “re-live” the event at a later time.
You probably read about the serial “poo jogger” in Australia, who defecated over 30 times on the neighbor’s property in the suburbs of Brisbane. When neighbors couldn’t take anymore crap, they set up a sting, and caught the 64-year-old corporate executive in the act.
The fetish is so bizarre, that not many people have addressed the psychology behind why people pick this fetish. According to the New York Post in a story called “Doctors try to explain why people keep pooping in public”, Sandy Rea, an Australian psychologist told New.com.au that “It may be to serve a sexual fantasy. There is paraphiliac disorder, which is characterized by sexual fantasies and sexual gratification. Somewhere along the line, there’s been a wrong association between sexual fantasy and defecating in public. They get a thrill. They get an arousal, but underlying that gratification is anger and a thought disorder. It is a big fuck you, and is where the thought and anger of the disorder comes,” she said. “The repeat behavior, and never getting caught, reinstates the “I’ll do what I want to do’ mentality.”
A 23-year-old English girl on Reddit explains the origin of her “purposely pooping in public” fetish:
You can’t make this shit up.